In: Sedimentary Geology, 2008, vol. 212, no. 1-4, p. 70-85
Early diagenetic dolomitization is a common feature in cyclic shallow-water carbonates throughout the geologic record. After their generation, dolomites may be subject to dedolomitization (re-calcification of dolomites), e.g. by contact with meteoric water during emersion. These patterns of dolomitization and subsequent dedolomitization frequently play a key role in unravelling the development...
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In: Tree Physiology, 2009, vol. 29, no. 2, p. 281-289
After mechanical wounding, callus tissue and tangential rows of traumatic resin ducts (TRDs) are formed in many conifer species. This reaction can be used to date past events of geomorphic processes such as rockfall, debris flow and snow avalanches. However, only few points are known about the tangential spread or the timing of callus tissue and TRD formation after wounding. We analyzed 19 Larix...
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In: Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, vol. 47, no. 18, p. 8016–8024
A new set of Ru−Cl complexes containing either the pinene[5,6]bpea ligand (L1) or the C₃ symmetric pinene[4,5]tpmOMe (L2) tridentate ligand in combination with the bidentate (B) 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) or 1,2-diphenylphosphinoethane (dppe) with general formula [RuCl(L1 or L2)(B)]⁺ have been prepared and thoroughly characterized. In the solid state, X-ray diffraction...
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In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2008, vol. 110, no. 6, p. 3664 - 3670
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was used as a versatile route to well-defined poly(diethylhexyl-p-phenylenevinylene-b-styrene) (PPV-b-PS) semiconducting block copolymers. For this purpose, original conjugated macroinitiators were synthesized from DEH-PPV and further used for the copolymerization reaction. The microphase-separated morphologies obtained with the semiconducting PPV-b-PS...
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In: Restoration Ecology, 2008///10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00424.x
Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment of mountain grasslands has boosted grasses and fast-growing unpalatable plants at the expense of slow-growing species, resulting in a significant loss in biodiversity. A potential tool to reduce nutrient availability and aboveground productivity without destroying the perennial vegetation is carbon (C) addition. However, little is known about its suitability...
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In: New Phytologist, 2008, vol. 180, no. 2, p. 524 - 533
Genetic differentiation among plant populations and adaptation to local environmental conditions are well documented. However, few studies have examined the potential contribution of plant antagonists, such as insect herbivores and pathogens, to the pattern of local adaptation.Here, a reciprocal transplant experiment was set up at three sites across Europe using two common plant species, Holcus...
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In: Restoration Ecology, 2009///doi:10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00454.x
The increased translocation of plant species for biodiversity restoration and habitat creation has provoked a debate on provenance and genotypic diversity of the used plant material. Nonlocal provenances are often not adapted to the local environmental conditions, and low population genotypic diversity may result in genetic bottlenecks hampering successful establishment. We tested provenance...
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In: Basic and Applied Ecology, 2008, vol. 9, no. 5, p. 577-587
We investigated the functional significance of plant performance (dry mass, photosynthesis) in plant defence (resistance and tolerance) against pathogen infection, and potential negative cross-resistance between herbicide resistance and plant defence against disease. We compared isonuclear triazine-herbicide-resistant (TR) and -susceptible (TS) biotypes of Senecio vulgaris, in the presence and...
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In: Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2008, vol. 275, no. 3-4, p. 181-191
Pilosella alpicola subsp. ullepitschii (Asteraceae) is a strictly allogamous, diploid Carpathian endemic. Its distribution range comprises two areas separated by about 600 km. While in the Western Carpathians (Slovakia and Poland) the taxon occurs in numerous sites, only four localities of man-made origin are known from the Eastern and Southern Carpathians (Romania). We used allozyme markers...
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In: Animal Behaviour, 2009///doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.11.002
Elaborate birdsong is thought to have evolved under sexual selection. Extrapair mating can enforce sexual selection and thus the selection of song traits. We investigated song rate and song diversity, two song traits previously shown to be under sexual selection, in relation to paternity success in the reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, a species with high levels of extrapair paternity. We...
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